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THE ARTS VOTER GUIDE – An ArtsGeorgia Advocacy Initiative

WHAT > Candidate Survey: ArtsGeorgia will survey Georgia candidates on issues related to the arts. The Survey will include: 1) their participation in the arts, 2) their policies on matters affecting the creative industries in Georgia, community arts agencies and nonprofit arts organizations, 3) their positions on state arts funding, & 4) their policies on […]

January 28, 2014 · admin · Comments Closed
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ARTWORKS! | Enjoy the Arts. Support the Arts.

The Art Works tag is available for the artist or arts advocate on your Christmas list. Help create public awareness of the arts. All tag sale proceeds support arts advocacy and arts organizations providing professional development to artists and arts service organizations in Georgia. The Art Works tag was designed by a Georgia artist. The […]

December 14, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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Federal Funding of the Arts

Americans for the Arts’ Vice President of Research, Randy Cohen, joined the National Endowment for the Art’s Sunil Iyengar for C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” on Friday, November 29 to talk about federal arts funding. This 30-minute “America by the Numbers” segment focused on National Endowment for the Arts’ recent survey on public participation of the arts, […]

December 13, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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Restore State Arts Funding – The time to ACT is now!

Review Georgia’s budget chart. Taking ACTION is critical!! [ Georgia Budget Cycle: http://1.usa.gov/1bpYygx ] The above link refers to the timeline of the state’s annual budget preparation cycle. The Governor in December is finalizing his recommendations and preparing the FY2015 Budget for the Appropriations Bill which he will introduce in January for the General Assembly […]

December 7, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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Arts Advocacy Day 2014: March 24-25

ArtsGeorgia is a National CoSponsor of Arts Advocacy Day 2014. National Cosponsors help shape the legislative platforms and messages for Arts Advocacy Day. Hosted by Americans for the Arts and cosponsored by 85+ national arts organizations, National Arts Advocacy Day is the largest gathering of its kind, bringing together a broad cross section of America’s […]

December 2, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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Arts Advocacy – National Update

ArtsGeorgia is a National CoSponsor of AFTA’s Arts Advocacy Day attending the White House Briefing in April and following updates from the recent midyear conference call. ArtsGeorgia reports on arts education: Arts Education On June 11 and 12, the Senate education committee considered S.1094, the “Strengthening America’s Schools Act” introduced by Chairman Tom Harkin. The […]

October 14, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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ArtsGeorgia Celebrates National Arts & Humanities Month

For ARTStober, ArtsGeorgia offers an arts advocacy campaign and added resources on the website for the arts community: 1. The Campaign to Restore State State Arts Funding – The Time is Now! with advocacy tools. 2. Publication of the fall issue of ‘State of the Arts’ with articles about arts and education. 3. New ‘ArtsGeorgia […]

October 12, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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President Obama Proclaims National Arts & Humanities Month

The full text of the Presidential Proclamation at the link below. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/09/30/presidential-proclamation-national-arts-and-humanities-month-2013

October 11, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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Advocacy v1.2 | Making a Case to Non-Artists for public funding

Why should the community of taxpayers who are not directly involved in the arts support them? The arts are revenue-positive in the same way most for-profit businesses are. The activity of the arts, week in and week out, means revenue for businesses that could not have generated it otherwise; businesses and regions have expanded with […]

September 27, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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Advocacy v1.2 | Making a Case to Non-Artists for public funding

Why should the community of taxpayers who are not directly involved in the arts support them? The arts are revenue-positive in the same way most for-profit businesses are. The activity of the arts, week in and week out, means revenue for businesses that could not have generated it otherwise; businesses and regions have expanded with […]

September 27, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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